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semikilling

semikilling noun: partial deoxidization of steel to avoid evolution of gas during solidification, but with some remaining carbon monoxide causing blowhole-type porosity.

Noun

semikilling (uncountable)

  1. Partial deoxidization of steel to avoid evolution of gas during solidification, but with some remaining carbon monoxide causing blowhole-type porosity.

Origin of semikilling

From semi- + killing.

Questions about semikilling

What does semikilling mean?
Semikilling means partial deoxidization of steel to avoid evolution of gas during solidification, but with some remaining carbon monoxide causing blowhole-type porosity.
What part of speech is semikilling?
Semikilling is a noun.

Words near semikilling in the dictionary

  1. semiketal
  2. semiketals
  3. semikhah
  4. semikhot
  5. semikilled
  6. semikilling
  7. semilabeled
  8. semilaminar
  9. semilanceolate
  10. semilandmark
  11. semilandmarks

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